The former West Ham man has been the subject of transfer speculation ever since he joined in the summer and started scoring goals for Alan Pardew's men.

PSG have become a major force in the European transfer market since they were bought by the Qatar Investment Authority and they have earmarked Ba as the man to take them to the Ligue 1 title and lead their ambitious bid for Champions League glory.

Rumours of a buy-out clause have made the forward's time on Tyneside unstable and a bid of £7m could be enough to tempt Newcastle to part company with the striker.